Capral Heritage

Capral is Australias largest manufacturer of aluminium products

with a history of investing in Australian industry for over 75 years.
Capral understands the Australian market and its environmental
conditions and this has made it Australias leading designer,
manufacturer and distributer of aluminium extrusions.
Who are we?
Capral is an Australian, nationwide manufacturer and stockholder of
aluminium and other semi-nished non-ferrous products.
A strategic regional network of sales account managers and distribution
centres supply solutions and immediate stock availability of certain
products to a wide range of industries and market sectors.
Special Extruded Products
Capral has the capability to design, produce and stock our customers
own sections. Our extrusion manufacturing facilities can provide
technical information along with in-house facilities to help design and
produce extruded proles specic to our customers needs.
Our extrusion manufacturing facilities produce proles to the highest
quality for use in numerous applications, such as architectural,
automotive, marine, electrical, general engineering, road and transport.
A typical route from conception to section:
Customer product requirement in the form of a rough drawing.
Design development utilising CAD/CAM technology.
Die print/drawing produced and then approved by customer.
Die produced and sample section extruded.
Bulk material is extruded once off-tool sample approved.
National Distribution Network
Extrusion manufacturing facilities are located in Victoria, New South
Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, all
supplying world class products at short lead times. Caprals extensive
metropolitan and regional distribution network services a wide range
of industries including residential and commercial construction,
transport, marine, and general engineering. Regional distribution
centres operating throughout metropolitan and regional Australia
supplying a wide range of geometric extrusions, machine rod, plate
and aluminium sheet products.
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Accreditation and Certification
All extrusions manufactured by Capral are produced to the chemical
composition, mechanical property and dimensional tolerances in
AS/NZS 1866:1997. Capral is also accredited to:
AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 - Quality Management Systems.
AS/NZS ISO 14001:2004 - Environmental Management Systems.
ISO/IEC 17025 - NATA Accredited Mechanical Testing Laboratory.
All major international marine classifcation societies including
DNV (Det Norske Veritas) and Lloyds Register.
Value Add
Focused on the requirements of our customers, a signicant investment
has been made in processing and fabrication facilities, including nine
extrusion presses and Australias largest extrusion press; 4400MT SMS
Extrusion Press (yr2003), with interchangeable 9/12 container.
Fabrication facilities include:
Automatic fne tolerance cut to length saw
4 AXIS CNC machining product centre up to h=170mm, w=400mm,
l=14000mm
3 AXIS CNC machining product centre h=180mm, w=200mm,
l=7000mm
CNC extrusion and plate router h=200mm, w=2500mm, l=12,500mm,
maximum cut depth = 30mm
Drawn products: Precision ovality, work hardened tubing, outer
diameter 40mm to 130mm, wall thickness 1.8mm - 10mm
Knurling: Application of non-slip surface to extrusions
Product edge de-burring.
These fabrication capabilities allow us to supply material closer to a
nal form, providing the option of variable sizes and nishes previously
unavailable and creating a real opportunity for a one-stop-shop.
Finishing Capabilities
A range of nishing options ensures your extrusions can be easily
matched to your project.
Powder coatings, supplied by Interpon Powder Coatings, are available
in an extensive range of colours, gloss levels, textures and metallic
shades for complete colour freedom. Interpons entire architectural
range qualies for several Green Star credits ensuring a sustainable
fnish for your project, with durability for up to 7, 10 and 15 years on
colour and lm integrity. For details and to view the full colour range
options, visit www.interpon.com.au
Anodising treatment can provide excellent corrosion resistance and
a wide range of colour options up to 25um. Such fnishes are widely
used for both interior and exterior applications
including the architects choice SatinEtch technology
which produces a matt nish with reduced die lines.
Aluminium The Super Metal
Innovation drives our world. New
developments and technologies spur a
constant search for new and improved
materials to satisfy the limits of our
imagination, yet few to date have surpassed
the sheer versatility of aluminium.
Aluminium is corrosion resistant, strong,
lightweight and long lasting.
It is a metal which may be cast, rolled,
drawn or extruded and may be nished by
polishing, anodising or coating to achieve
a myriad of visual and functional effects.
Consider its abundance, affordability,
corrosion resistance and adaptability and
you begin to appreciate how truly remarkable
aluminium is compared to other metals.
Most importantly, being readily recyclable
and with one of the highest recycling rates of
any metal, aluminium is an environmentally
sustainable material.
Capral Extrusion Capability Guide
MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES
CANNING VALE
7 PRESS
ANGASTON
8 PRESS
CAMPBELLFIELD
9 PRESS
CAMPBELLFIELD
12 PRESS
PENRITH
8 PRESS
BREMER - B1
8 PRESS
BREMER - B2
7 PRESS
BREMER - B3
7 PRESS
BREMER - B4
8 PRESS
Log Diameter (mm) 178 203 228 304 203 203 178 178 203
ALLOYS USED
Soft / Semi Structural 6060, 6106
6060 (6063 with
special arrangement)
6060, 6106
6060, 6063, 6101,
6106
1350, 6060, 6106 6060 6060 6060, 6106, 6063 6060, 6106, 6063
Hard / Structural 6005A, 6061, 6082 6005A, 6061, 6082 6005A
Extruded Finishes
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural
Architectural,
Structural
Architectural,
Structural
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
TABLE WEIGHT (kg/m)
Ideal kg/m Range 1.5 2.5 >1.5 based on CCD 3.0 5.3 1.2 2.4 1.0 1.40 1.0 1.40 1.0 1.40 1.0 1.40
Secondary kg/m Range 1.2 5.0 >0.84 1.65 16 2.8 20 1.0 2.8 1.25 3.70 0.8 - 1.50 0.8 - 1.50 1.25 5.5
Die Impressions (max) 16 32 6 4 6 6 8+ 8+ 4
Customer Length Range
Saw (m)
1.8 6.8 3.7 6.5
2.5 16
Longer/shorter
lengths - refer to mill
2.5 20
Longer/shorter
lengths - refer to mill
3.0 9.0
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
3.0 7.5
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
3.0 7.5
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
3.0 7.5
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
3.0 7.5
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
Min Section Weight (kg/m) 0.008 0.084 0.275 0.7 0.2 0.200 0.100 0.100 0.350
CIRCUMSCRIBING CIRCLE DIAMETER (mm)
Solid 160 290 wide x 160 high 420 wide x 60 high 420 wide x 60 high 190 wide x 40 high 190 165 165 250
Hollow 120 200 380 wide x 90 high 380 wide x 90 high 160 wide x 40 high 180 150 150 180
Min Wall Thickness Ideal
(mm)
1 1 1.6 2 1.2 1.2 1 1 1.2
Tongue Ratio
As per standard
AS1866:1997
Subject to customer
requirement and
section assessment
Refer AS1866
4:1 4:1
As per standard
AS1866:1997
As per standard AS1866:1997 table 1.
Outside of standard refer to Mill for section assessment
Capral Extrusion Capability Guide
MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES
CANNING VALE
7 PRESS
ANGASTON
8 PRESS
CAMPBELLFIELD
9 PRESS
CAMPBELLFIELD
12 PRESS
PENRITH
8 PRESS
BREMER - B1
8 PRESS
BREMER - B2
7 PRESS
BREMER - B3
7 PRESS
BREMER - B4
8 PRESS
Log Diameter (mm) 178 203 228 304 203 203 178 178 203
ALLOYS USED
Soft / Semi Structural 6060, 6106
6060 (6063 with
special arrangement)
6060, 6106
6060, 6063, 6101,
6106
1350, 6060, 6106 6060 6060 6060, 6106, 6063 6060, 6106, 6063
Hard / Structural 6005A, 6061, 6082 6005A, 6061, 6082 6005A
Extruded Finishes
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural
Architectural,
Structural
Architectural,
Structural
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
Architectural,
Structural, Shopfront
TABLE WEIGHT (kg/m)
Ideal kg/m Range 1.5 2.5 >1.5 based on CCD 3.0 5.3 1.2 2.4 1.0 1.40 1.0 1.40 1.0 1.40 1.0 1.40
Secondary kg/m Range 1.2 5.0 >0.84 1.65 16 2.8 20 1.0 2.8 1.25 3.70 0.8 - 1.50 0.8 - 1.50 1.25 5.5
Die Impressions (max) 16 32 6 4 6 6 8+ 8+ 4
Customer Length Range
Saw (m)
1.8 6.8 3.7 6.5
2.5 16
Longer/shorter
lengths - refer to mill
2.5 20
Longer/shorter
lengths - refer to mill
3.0 9.0
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
3.0 7.5
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
3.0 7.5
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
3.0 7.5
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
3.0 7.5
Shorter lengths -
refer to mill
Min Section Weight (kg/m) 0.008 0.084 0.275 0.7 0.2 0.200 0.100 0.100 0.350
CIRCUMSCRIBING CIRCLE DIAMETER (mm)
Solid 160 290 wide x 160 high 420 wide x 60 high 420 wide x 60 high 190 wide x 40 high 190 165 165 250
Hollow 120 200 380 wide x 90 high 380 wide x 90 high 160 wide x 40 high 180 150 150 180
Min Wall Thickness Ideal
(mm)
1 1 1.6 2 1.2 1.2 1 1 1.2
Tongue Ratio
As per standard
AS1866:1997
Subject to customer
requirement and
section assessment
Refer AS1866
4:1 4:1
As per standard
AS1866:1997
As per standard AS1866:1997 table 1.
Outside of standard refer to Mill for section assessment
Aluminium Uses
Aluminium is the material of choice for an array
of applications from building and construction
materials, consumer products, electronics and
aeronautics just to name a few.
You will nd aluminium in safety components
of your car, from the seat belt assembly to
the anti-lock braking system. You will nd it
in other places too, your kitchen appliances,
your pots and pans, your mobile phone or
even in the next aeroplane you y in.
The applications for aluminium span almost
every major industry.
Its strength to weight ratio allows products to
be lighter, stronger and more efcient.
Its corrosion resistant properties lend itself
to harsh environments, providing low
maintenance solutions and ensuring extended
product lifecycles.
The many forms aluminium alloys can take,
allow it equally to being cast into forms, drawn
into tube or strand applications, extruded into
intricate proles or rolled into heavy plate or
ultra-thin foils.
In fact its hard to imagine how different our
lives would be without aluminium.
A Sustainable Solution
Capral is committed to developing products which are sensitive to the built
environment. Many facets of our operations help us achieve this goal:
Aluminium - The Sustainable Metal
Aluminium boasts one of the highest recycling rates of any metal.
At the end of their long life, Capral extrusions can be readily recycled.
Recycled aluminium generally falls into two broad categories.
New scrap resulting from a manufacturing process such as extrusion is
often not contaminated and of known quality. This scrap is remelted
and reprocessed with very little further treatment. Due to its high value,
such scrap enjoys an almost 100% recycle rate.
Old scrap, such as that from beverage cans, building and transport is
gathered and recycled via an efcient network of scrap metal merchants
which sort and separate it from other metals such as iron and steel.
This scrap is most usually remelted by secondary refners into silicon
based alloys used predominantly for aluminium castings.
In Europe, recycling rates of aluminium cans can reach up to 63%
whilst rates from buildings and transport are higher again and 85%
& 95% respectively.
As recycling of aluminium requires only 5% of the initial energy
consumed to create it, recycling one tonne of aluminium saves 5 tonnes
of bauxite and 15,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, making excellent
environmental and nancial sense.
National Manufacturing Footprint
Caprals national manufacturing footprint means that our extrusions,
where practicable are produced close to where they are required. This
helps minimise the impact of sea and road freight, reducing carbon
dioxide emissions.
Australian Supply Chain
As a local manufacturer, Capral is required to meet Australian
environmental regulations and standards in its manufacturing and
nishing operations. Understanding the full life cycle impact of products
requires manufacturing processes and materials to be traced back to
their source.
Extensive Distribution Network
Caprals products are transported in bulk loads to regional distribution
centres that are within close proximity of our fabricators. The consolidation
of fabricator deliveries where practicable also helps minimise the
impact of road freight, further reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Coatings and Finishes
Capral uses and recommends Interpon powder coatings which contain
no organic solvents or heavy metal pigments such as lead. With 7, 10,
or 15 year global warranty options for colour and flm integrity, Interpon
nishes offer high performance and reduced maintenance.
In addition to traditional anodised fnishes Capral also offers a new
Satin Etch technology that provides an aesthetically pleasing nish
whilst using less energy and signicantly reducing waste by-products.
Production Process
Aluminium is a silver-white metal obtained from bauxite, a rock
composed of more than 50% aluminium hydroxides formed by
weathering in tropical regions.
Aluminium is the earths third most abundant element (after oxygen and
silicon) and the most abundant metal in the earths crust (8% by mass).
Aluminium bearing compounds have been used by man from the earliest
times. Pottery was made from clays rich in hydrated silicate of aluminium
and at one point in history aluminium was so valuable that rulers and
the wealthy preferred cutlery made by aluminium instead of gold.
Today more aluminium is produced each year than all other nonferrous
metals combined.
The production of aluminium goes via two different routes: primary
aluminium production from ore and recycling aluminium from process
scrap and used aluminium products
Aluminium Mining and Production
Economic Impact
Capral is dedicated to Australia. It is an Australian operated company
providing approximately 900 local jobs, across a range of disciplines.
Supporting a multi-billion dollar building industry.
Sheet
Ingot Casting Continuous Casting
Bauxite
Crusher
Decanter
Precipitator
Digester Filter
Press
Wire ingot
Extrusion
ingot
Cathode
Electrolytic cell
Holding furnace
Alloying
elements
Siphon
Anode
Alumina
Calciner
Molten electrolyte
Molten aluminium
Rod
Sheet Rod
Extrusions
Remelt /
Foundry ingot
Aluminium Extruder/Manufacturer
Potroom
Sheet ingot
Advantages of Aluminium
A unique combination of properties makes aluminium and its alloys one of the most versatile
engineering and construction materials available today.
Lightweight
Aluminium is one of the lightest
available commercial metals with a
density approximately one third that
of steel or copper.
Its high strength to weight ratio makes it
particularly important to transportation
industries allowing increased payloads
and fuel savings. Catamaran ferries,
petroleum tankers and aircraft are
good examples of aluminiums use in
transport.
In other fabrications, aluminiums
lightweight can reduce the need for
special handling or lifting equipment.
Excellent corrosion resistance
Aluminium has excellent resistance
to corrosion due to the thin layer of
aluminium oxide that forms on
the surface of aluminium when it is
exposed to air.
In many applications, aluminium can
be left in the mill nished condition.
Should additional protection or
decorative nishes be required, then
aluminium can be either anodised or
painted.
Strong
Although tensile strength of pure
aluminium is not high, mechanical
properties can be markedly increased
by the addition of alloying elements
and tempering. You can choose the
alloy with the most suitable
characteristics for your application.
Typical alloying elements are silicon,
manganese, copper and magnesium.
Strong at low temperatures
Where as steel becomes brittle at low
temperatures, aluminium increases in
tensile strength and retains excellent
toughness.
Easy to work
Aluminium can be easily fabricated
into various forms such as foil, sheets,
geometric shapes, rod, tube and wire.
It also displays excellent machinability
and plasticity ideal for bending, cutting,
spinning, roll forming, hammering,
forging and drawing. Aluminium can
be turned, milled or bored readily,
using the correct toolage.
In fact, most aluminium alloys can
be machined speedily and easily.
An important factor contributing to the
low cost of nished aluminium parts.
Aluminium is a popular choice of
material for complex-sectioned hollow
extrusions.
Almost any method of joining is
applicable - riveting, welding, brazing
or soldering. A wide variety of
mechanical aluminum fasteners simplies
the assembly of many products.
Adhesive bonding of aluminium parts
is successfully employed in many
applications including aircraft
components, car bodies and some
building applications.
Good heat conductor
Aluminium is about three times as
thermally-conductive as steel.
This characteristic is important in
heat-exchange applications (whether
heating or cooling). Aluminium is
used extensively in cooking utensils,
air conditioning, industrial heat
exchangers and automotive parts.
High reectivity
Aluminium is an excellent reector of
radiant energy through the entire range
of wave lengths. From ultra-violet
through the visible spectrum to
infra-red and heat waves, as well as
electromagnetic waves such as radio
and radar.
Aluminium has a light reectivity of
over 80% which has led to its wide use
in lighting fxtures. These refectivity
characteristics also lead to its use as
an insulating material. For example,
aluminium roong reects a high
percentage of the suns heat, promoting
a cool interior atmosphere in summer,
yet insulating against heat loss in winter.
Good electrical conductor
Aluminium is one of the two common
metals having electrical conductivity
high enough for use as an electrical
conductor. The conductivity of
electrical-conductor grade (alloy 1350)
is about 62% that of the International
Annealed Copper Standard.
However, aluminium is only a third
the weight of copper, which means it
conducts about twice as much electricity
as copper of the same weight.
Aluminium is widely utilised in
power-transmission cables, transformers,
busbars and bases of electrical bulbs.
Easy surface treatment
For many applications, aluminium
requires no protective or decorative
coating; the surface supplied is entirely
adequate without further nishing.
Mechanical fnishes such as polishing,
embossing, sand blasting, or wire
brushing meet a variety of needs.
Where the plain aluminium surface
does not sufce, a wide variety of
surface nishes are available to suit.
Chemical, electrochemical and paint
nishes are all used.
Above all, anodising treatment can
provide excellent corrosion resistance
and a wide range of colour variations.
Such nishes are widely used for both
interior and exterior applications.
Non-magnetic
Aluminium has non-magnetic
properties which make it useful for
electrical shielding such as busbar or
magnetic compass housings. Other
applications include computer disks
and parabolic antennas.
Non-toxic
The fact that aluminium is essentially
non-toxic was discovered in the
early days of the industry. It is this
characteristic which enables the metal
to be used in cooking utensils without
any harmful effect on the body.
Aluminium with its smooth surface is
easily cleaned, promoting a hygienic
environment for food processing.
Aluminium foil wrapping and
containers are used extensively and
safely in direct contact with food
products.
Others
Easy to recycle
Due to a low melting temperature, it
is economically recyclable, requiring
only about 5% the energy required
for smelting. It is an ideal material in
this age of energy and resource saving.
Sound absorbing
Used for ceilings
Shock absorbing
Due to its low modulus of elasticity,
aluminium is used for automobile
bumpers and the like.
Non-Sparking
Aluminium is void of sparking
properties against itself and other
non-ferrous metals.
Published February 2011. All information is correct at time of print and subject to change.
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